Geekbench 2.3.1

Geekbench is a completely awesome cross-platform benchmark that measures the performance of your computer's processor and memory.

The Geekbench Result Browser lets you compare your Geekbench scores with other Geekbench users.

NOTE: To buy Geekbench via the App Store an Apple account is required.

Here are some key features of "Geekbench":

· Multi-threaded benchmarks - Geekbench's processor benchmarks (every one!) run in both single-threaded and multi-threaded modes letting you see the performance increase multiple cores (or multiple processors) bring to your system.
· SIMD benchmarks - Geekbench features a number of benchmarks that use SIMD instructions (both Altivec and SSE) letting you see the performance increase SIMD-aware applications bring to your system.
· 64-bit benchmarks - Geekbench is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Run both versions on a 64-bit operating system to see the increase (or decrease) 64-bit applications bring to your system.
· Rosetta benchmarks - Geekbench is available in both Universal and Rosetta versions for Mac OS X. Run the Rosetta version on your Intel-based Mac to find out how quickly it runs PowerPC applications, or to find out how much of a performance advantage Universal applications bring.

Requirements:

· 512 MB of RAM.

Limitations:

· The downloadable demo version is restricted to 32-bit benchmarks.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Removed support for PowerPC-based Macs.
· Removed offline result management from tryout mode.
· Added portable installs for Pro licenses.
· Added support for Ivy Bridge processors.
· Improved support for MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009).
· Improved "internal timer error" diagnostic message.